Something between screenplay and storyboard

Mile Bozicevic

Well-known member
Hi all.

I'm writing a screenplays for short web-series. (~5 min each)

Since it's a relatively small project, I get some time with director to establish look of shots, framing etc., since we don't have DOP for this.
So, I was thinking, since these are small scripts, I could write down shots immediately. Thing is, I never did it like this. Is there some sort of 'rule' for that or...


Is something like this ok?

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INT. BEDROOM, DAY
TOTAL OF THE ROOM, STATIC

A Girl sits on the bed and takes a teddy bear into her hands.

DETAIL, HANDS OF THE GIRL

A Girl plays with the bear. Teddy bear drops on the floor. The End.

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I mean yes, point is for our small group to get the point, no need for some ' strict industry standards' here maybe, but if there is some, I would be more than happy to use it.
I also believe writing down shots in such a small format could speed up the production process, that's why I would do it.
 
No reason you guys can't do whatever works for you.

The way we do it is I (or the 1st AD) makes a shot list (we just do it in excel) and we work from that more than the script.

Shot Scene Type Special Equipment Comments
1 1 WS NA Wide tripod shot of the bedroom
2 1 ECU NA Closeup of girls' hands
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Etc...

Edit: Should have known it wouldn't format right, you get the idea.
 
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